Radiation Oncology Booking Coordinator

Bayside Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Onsite parking

Fitness Passport

ProSport membership

Childcare services

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking a Booking Coordinator to schedule radiotherapy appointments for the Alfred Radiation Oncology unit, coordinating with oncologists, therapists, and patients to ensure smooth care delivery.

You will liaise with patients and carers, and work closely with the Alfred Radiation Oncology team to support timely treatments and a positive patient experience. This part‑time role offers flexible hours and strong staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Essential: Attention to detail.
• Essential: Ability to manage allocated workload efficiently, effectively and safely.
• Essential: Demonstrated awareness of and commitment to quality customer (internal and external) service.
• Essential: Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Desirable: Experience in a patient care setting.
• Desirable: Familiarity and experience with electronic patient scheduling and appointment systems, preferably in a Radiation Oncology setting.

Responsibilities

• Schedule patient Radiation Oncology appointments related to radiotherapy treatment.
• Coordinate booking requests from Radiation Oncologists and Therapists to ensure efficient patient scheduling.
• Liaise with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary cancer team at Alfred and GRO as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication skills

Job description

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent position
• Part time (34 hours per fortnight - hours negotiable with some flexibility)
• Managers and Administrative Worker Grade 2 Level 1 (HS2)
• Located at The Alfred Hospital
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

Alfred Radiation Oncology (ARO) is a unit of a comprehensive cancer service, with sites located at The Alfred - Melbourne and Gippsland Radiation Oncology (GRO) at Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) - Traralgon. The service provides the full range of general radiation oncology and radiation therapy services in addition to some specialised services with both state and national significance.

The Role

The Booking Coordinator is responsible for scheduling patient Radiation Oncology appointments related to radiotherapy treatment at ARO. The position involves coordinating booking requests received from Radiation Oncologists and Therapists with a view to ensuring efficient and effective patient scheduling. In so doing, the incumbent is expected to liaise and work closely with patients and carers, the multidisciplinary cancer team at Alfred, Radiation Oncology staff and at times the Radiation Oncology staff at GRO.

Essential

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage allocated workload efficiently, effectively and safely
• Demonstrated awareness of and commitment to quality customer (internal and external) service
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience in a patient care setting
• Familiarity and experience with electronic patient scheduling and appointment systems, preferably in a Radiation Oncology setting

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Phil Jones, Radiation Therapy Manager - [e-mail]

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Sunday 25th October 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.